Hayden Panettiere's death ruled accidental by South Carolina police
The death of Hayden Panettiere has been ruled accidental, South Caroline police announced Wednesday. Greenville Police Department said the investigation into Panettiere's death has been concluded "based on the Medical Examiner's determination and the findings of the investigation," and the actor's death was officially ruled accidental. Last month, a South Carolina coroner confirmed Panettiere died from an accidental drug overdose that included fentanyl. There were no signs of trauma, the coroner's office said. Emergency responders were called to a residence where Panettiere, 36, had been…
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same police closure of the Hayden Panettiere death investigation after the accidental ruling, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
2h ago[Claude] All three other reports cover the same ruling that Panettiere's death was accidental and the police closing their investigation, with no conflicting facts.
11h ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same police ruling on Hayden Panettiere's death as Report 1, and its details do not conflict.
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